Mechanical Engineer

Company Background: Specter is creating a software-defined “control plane” for the physical world. We are starting with protecting American businesses by granting them ubiquitous perception over their physical assets. To do so, we are creating a connected hardware-software ecosystem on top of multi-modal wireless mesh sensing technology. This allows us to drive down the cost and time of deploying sensors by 10x. Our platform will ultimately become the perception engine for a company’s physical footprint, enabling real-time perimeter visibility and autonomous operations management. Our co-founders Xerxes and Philip are passionate about empowering our partners in the fast approaching world of physical AI and robotics. We are a small, fast growing team who hail from Anduril, Tesla, Uber, and the U.S. Special Forces. Role + Responsibilities: Specter is hiring a mechanical engineer to design and develop robust sensor systems, optimize product manufacturing, and assist with build/manufacturing programs. Potential Responsibilities include: Define mechanical system requirements Design sheet metal, CNC plastics/metal, injection molded plastic, and 3D printed structural components Create detailed GD&T drawings for vendors Packaging of sensor sub-assemblies including camera, and other multi-modal sensor systems Packaging of compute and other electronics, including thermal and structural analysis and simulation Design custom battery solutions Develop test criteria and conduct testing with both in-house equipment and external partners Working with vendors for production, assembly and test of system components Assist with field deployments and remote debugging support Qualifications: 1-3 years of mechanical product design experience Familiarity with electronics packaging considerations and requirements Experience shipping high volume product, and working with contract manufacturers Working experience with processes/technologies such as injection molding, casting, opto-mechanical design and lithium batteries Hands-on experience building computers and servers preferred Formula/Baja SAE or other project based team experience preferred Design tool proficiency: Solidworks/CATIA/NX NSYS multiphysics simulation Familiarity with ECAD integration

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